What Is a Critique Levied at Symbolic Interaction

question 22

Multiple Choice

What is a critique levied at symbolic interaction?

• A) Symbolic interactionists are overly committed to positivistic social science.
• B) Symbolic interactionists' overly specific concepts cannot explain our abstract reality.
• C) Symbolic Interactionist ignore the macro level.
• D) Symbolic Interactionists are overly focused on the psychological or the intrapersonal aspects of people.

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